Tapales vs Kimura

Who won Tapales vs Kimura?

Marlon Tapales beat Hayato Kimura by technical decision in their 5 round contest on Sunday, April 13th, 2014, at Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 117-110, 117-110 in favor of winner Marlon Tapales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Tapales vs Kimura stats

Back in April 2014, Marlon Tapales stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hayato Kimura made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kimura had a massive power advantage over Tapales, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Tapales' 38%.

Marlon Tapales was the younger man by 3 years, at 22 years old.

Kimura had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tapales.

Marlon Tapales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Hayato Kimura was an orthodox fighter.

Tapales' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kimura's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years later than Kimura, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 93 more professional rounds, totaling 279 compared to Kimura's 186.

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